Strange, the stranger

[Intro] [Atmospheric] [Vinyl crackle] [Wind ambience] [Soft guitar picking] [Light pulse] [Verse 1] [Male vocal] [Intimate] [Steady rhythm] I came into being on a day undefined, It rained — not a soul there to stand by my side, They said I was made of some far foreign land, That I’d never belong, never quite understand, [Chorus] [Ethereal] [Layered vocals] [Emotional] [Driving rhythm] They’ll whisper your name: Strange, the Stranger, They’ll tell everyone of the singular stranger You’ll only find a place deep in forests afar, With only a few scattered lights where you are, [Verse 2] [Groove] [Light percussion] [Warm bass] [Flowing] I don’t know what fear had been holding me tight, So I ran through the meadows, kept out of sight, I let nature cradle me, calm and subdued, While sky and air slowly lifted my mood, [Chorus] [Ethereal] [Layered vocals] [Emotional] [Driving rhythm] [Lift] They’ll whisper your name: Strange, the Stranger, They’ll tell everyone of the singular stranger You won’t find a place in the ways of the crowd, Few ever will see who you are underneath now, [Bridge] [Crescendo] [Rhythmic build] [Emotional intensity] Do not rejoice yet — it’s a story told, You’ll love only what you cannot hold. Call yourself hermit, or anchorite — a stranger, Call it what you will… your name is your answer… [Chorus] [Ethereal] [Layered vocals] [Full energy] [Wide] They’ll whisper your name: Strange, the Stranger, They’ll tell everyone of the singular stranger Walking and singing, blessing winds as they pass, With flowers and trees as the ones who will last, [Outro] [Soft] [Moving] [Minimal] I had, in my way of living, at least this advantage over those who must seek their amusement outside, in society and in theaters: my life itself had become my amusement, and never ceased to be novel. [End] [Fade out] [Guitar] [Air]